Thursday, December 16, 2010

-I wish for my comfy bed, for my copy of A Christmas Carol.
-After I finish reading it, I wish I could watch the George C Scott version.
-I wish for my new crafting things to be here today instead of tomorrow so I could play at home with them.
-I wish for my biggest mug filled with my favorite tea and just the right amount of honey.
-I wish for one of those days we used to have when my former roommates and I lived together and we got to be bums and sit around in pj’s and watch dumb movies.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

I love Meet Me in St. Louis. A lot. I watched every Christmas for years with my mom and then for a while my best friend lived in St Louis so we jokingly made referrences to the movie... It's something I enjoy and in my mind, no one can sing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas quite like Judy Garland. But I wanted to share this clip with with you even though it's a bit longer because I crack up at the scene after Judy sings when her little sister runs downstairs and outside to kill the 'snowpeople' they made that day. It's really a kind of touching moment, but still it makes me chuckle... =o)

Sunday, December 12, 2010

There were not a lot of options on youtube for The Ghost of Christmas Future, this has to be THE FUNNIEST!!! My friend R and I were laughing our way through it... I'm sure when my aunt acted in a play in high school as the Ghost of Christmas Future, she did a much better job. haha =o)

Thursday, December 9, 2010

I'm having my second Christmas celebration this weekend and we're going to watch multiple versions of A Christmas Carol. In getting ready for that, I'm going to share with you all the story of Dickens great novel in several short clips. Yesterday you got to see how greedy Scrooge was, today how Scrooge was visited by the ghost of Jacob (and Bob!) Marley!! Here they are from The Muppet Christmas Carol!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

I've always enjoyed Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol! It's such a fun cartoon =o) Here's a scene towards the beginning of the movie... maybe with all of the different Christmas Carol's out there, we'll watch most of the 'main' scenes in the next 17 days ;o)

Saturday, December 4, 2010

In honor of 'roommate' Christmas tonight (in which all four of us celebrate together) I'm posting a video of a house in the town where I live. This house is pretty close to mine and it will most likely be the first stop when we go out to look at Christmas lights tonight. I love the house on Hamilton and I was hoping that it would be going on Thanksgiving night so I could show my parents in person when they were here for Thanksgiving, but instead, Dad and Mom, here's what it looks like =o) Maybe I'll try to take my own video tonight so you all can see a different song this week =o)

Friday, December 3, 2010

George Frideric Handel, they say, wrote the Messiah in 24 days! Pretty intense considering the effort it must have taken. It is based on the Bible from the prophecy of Christ through His birth and future Glorification! I used to go with my parents every year to watch it performed at a church in the Chicagoland area and one year I watched my best friend perfom as a soloist in it at Moody Church in Chicago!

The story goes that when King George II saw the Hallelujah Chorus performed he was moved so much that he stood up for the entirety of it and when he stood, all that were there stood with him. So it's now a multi-century old tradition to stand when you hear... This video of the Hallelujah Chorus has gone completely viral and I know millions have seen it, but I think its worth watching again and hearing about Jesus. My King of Kings and Lord of Lords. HALLELUJAH indeed!!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

I know, I know... this is supposed to be a blog of Christmas and all that that entails, but I couldn't let this golden opportunity pass me by. This song can get stuck in my head for days at a time, but I still love it!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Well, here it is! 25 days of Christmas videos!!! Are you excited? Well, I am. I do enjoy Christmas music and movies... especially some of the older movies. Like Christmas in Connecticut. Have you seen it? It's one of my personal favorites! It's about a sailor and a writer and a crazy chef and then there's the determined boss and the annoying architect. Let me explain... no... there is too much... (you'd get that if you'd seen the movie) So go see it already! Here's a snippet to warm up to...